Rope flanking sheave



Juiie 27, 1933.

w. I BBAE ROPE FLANKING SHEAVE Filed Deo. 5, 1950 Patented .une 27, vN331i WILHELM' LBBE, orv oBnnAnnN,

GERMANY, AssrGNoR 'rof GEwnRKscHArr sismi- HUTTE WESTFALIA. 0F LUNEN-ON-THE-LIPPEk GERMANY, 2i-ERILVLAIN lCOMPANY I Born FLANKING "sHEAvk Application led December 5, 1930, Serial No.

the pressure exerted upon the bottom ring under the action of the load is transmitted by this ring to the lateral clamping ring at the point of contact with the side lying diametrically opposite to the rope. The pressure upon the side rings is again retransmitted to the side line diametrically opposite and in this way the transverse displacement of the lateral clamping rings is produced at this point.

This construction and arrangement of the parts, particularly when taking up heavy loads, have the` disadvantage that the bottom ring is pressed into an oval shape and vthere is great danger of its breakage;

Furthermore there is the disadvantage of the high degree of wear and tear of the sides of the bottom ring and of the two side rings owing to the high specific pressure Supervening in the lower part of the bottom ring between it and the side rings. Owing to the great wear and tear, consequently, the power transmission of the bottom ring to the side rings will soon deteriorate and cause interruptions or breakdowns. c

According to the invention in which these disadvantages are obviated, the bottom ring consists of one piece together with the two side rings. The load is therefore taken up directly at the point of contactof the rope with the bottom ring both by said ring and at the same time by the side ring. Consequently any oval deformation by pressure of the bottom ring cannot Vtake place.

The side ring not forming one piece together with the bottom ring is preferably so made that it can be `displaced transversely upon the bottom ring substantially parallel to the axis of the rope sheave.

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lAt the points contacting with the rope the clamping rings are preferably .so madethat they will adapt themselves to thev form# of the rope, whereby a uniform pressing ofthe rope is secured and anv alteration of the'cross-sec-4 tional form thereof is avoided.

In 'theraccompanying drawing,' examples ofconstructional forms `of the' device accord-y ing to the invention are given.

F-igurelv is a vertical section of one form of rope flank clamping disc and clamping ringsaccording to the invention, and f Figure 2 is a further constructiona'l form, also in Avertical section of the rope flank clamping sheave, in which the ropeV sheave proper consists of two discs symmetrical above ithe central plane perpendicular Vto the axis. 1 f

a is the ropev sheave proper inthe crown of which` with ball or cone surfaces d, e there are arrangedthe rope flank clamping.A rings 0,* I) displaceable transversely inl relation'to each other. androtatable opposite the rope sheave. One of the two rope Hank or kside clamping rings, for example b, is firmly connected to or formed integrally with a bottom or inner central ring f substantially parallel to the axis of the sheave. The ropeflank clamping ring c, not connected with the bot. tom ring, is mounted displaceably upon the clamping ring f. Under the action of the load the clamping ring wardly as shown in the drawing, together with the ring f and at the same time displaces itself owing to the bearing against the wedge or ball shaped surface e, in the direction of the sheave axis against the clamping ring c. At the same time the bottom ring f presses at its lower part upon the side clamping ring c and thus causes its displacement at the point lying diametrically opposite against the lateral clamping ring b upon the bottom ring f.

In order to render the insertion of the clamping rings possible into the groove of the crown of the rope sheave each clamping ring consists of at least two parts.

The construction according to Figure 2 diifers from that already described merely in that the rope sheave proper consists of two b is pressed down-` sheave portions a1, az fastened to each other by means of screws g. In this case each clamping ring may, if desired, be made in one single p1ece but preferably it comprises two 3 or more parts because this construction gives the furtherzadvanta thatthe clampin rings can beremoved-,wit out having to wit draw Y the rope sheave from the shaft. The Kar-,4, n rangement, formation and method of opera- 10 tion; v the remaining"parts correspond to l ythe constructionalftypealready described? v- L" kWhat I claim and desire to secureby Letn ters Patent of the United States is :V L

1. A V valleyprovided, witha peri heral 18 groove avin its side faces outWa-rtflyin" clinedfside c amping rings in saidy groove bearing againstsaid aces, and anrinner cen@ trahi-ing formed integrally 'with one@ of said side rings,A `the .inner diameters of: the' rings l l beingdgrear thanrthe diameter of base of sai roovev4 i s v t l; ZAk pulley` Vprovided `with a ,peri heral We; lfrvrngsits sideV faces outwar y iin'- clined, side clamping rings 'in` saidl groove I bearing againstsaid faces, and an inner centml ring-formed v integrally with one of said side rings, n the inner diameters of the `rings being greater; than the diameter of the base ofsaid groove,- and the kother of said side rings f *l being ,mounted on said: central ring and axially dis laceable thereon. 3, ,e ;pu ley. provided with a peripheral groove having its side faces outwardly im elined, side clamping rings of sectional formal tion in said groove bearing againstsaid faces,

Y anniy an' inner central ysectional ring formed integrally with one of.v saidf side Y rings, the vinnerdiarneters ofthe rings being greater than the diameter of the base of said groove; 

